tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post9087460512458070833..comments2024-01-28T08:54:32.914-06:00Comments on That's interesting...: Obama's approval rating higher in Nebraska?Bill Garthrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-27401432675062991592011-03-19T12:50:03.681-05:002011-03-19T12:50:03.681-05:00Thanks for the comment, Anonymous, but in what way...Thanks for the comment, Anonymous, but in what way exactly is Barack Obama "far left"? Where's your evidence? "Moderately left" I <i>might</i> buy, but "far left"?<br /><br />He passed a <i>conservative</i> health care reform bill - a plan that Republicans and right-wing think tanks were pushing in the 1990s. Is Mitt Romney "far left" then?<br /><br />He sent <i>more</i> troops to Afghanistan, and he certainly hasn't made significant cuts to the military anywhere. Does pushing a strong military - currently spending seven times what our next biggest rival spends - make you "far left"?<br /><br />40% of his original stimulus package was tax cuts, and he negotiated with the GOP for even <i>more</i> tax cuts (agreeing to further estate and income tax cuts for the wealthy in order to get tax cuts for the middle class). <i>That's</i> "far left"?<br /><br />True, he ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" but that's clearly middle-of-the-road in the 21st Century. After all, polls show that Americans overwhelmingly agree. Heck, even gay marriage is a majority position these days, according to recent polls. (And Obama never took the lead on that. Indeed, he opposed gay marriage.)<br /><br />On the other hand, Obama has been a huge friend to business. The stock market has boomed in the two years he's been in office. The interest on long-term government bonds is at rock bottom, which is basically investors voting with their money. They're clearly not worried. Furthermore, although they haven't been hiring, corporations are flush with cash.<br /><br />So in what way, exactly, is he supposed to be "far left"? You mean, because he's black? Is that enough to make a person "far left" in your eyes?<br /><br />Other than that, I can't think of a single other way you might consider Barack Obama to be "far left." So if you can actually back up your rhetoric with real evidence, I'd love to hear it.Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-88903117174907070972011-03-18T14:02:26.097-05:002011-03-18T14:02:26.097-05:00You have to be kidding. He is the most far left P...You have to be kidding. He is the most far left President since Carter. Get real! The only reason his numbers are where they are at is becuase he is good at b.s. He is totally incompetent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com